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Item Ships From: Berkshires
Portal 5
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 5
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Nightfall 14
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Nightfall, 2014
Lenticular Photograph
60" x 40"
Edition 1/6
$20,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portal 7
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 7
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portal 9
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 9
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portal 10
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 10
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portal 11
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 11
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Lovers 3
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Lovers 3
Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by the artist
17.5" x 20.5"
Unique: $2500
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
portal 15
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 15
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Nightfall 17
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Nightfall 17
Lenticular Photograph
26" x 20"
Edition 1/15
$6,500
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Lovers 1
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Lovers 1
Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by artist
17.5" x 20.5"
Unique: $2,500
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
Addi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portal 14
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 14
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Aria vi
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Aria vi, 2018
Lenticular Photograph
26" x 20"
Edition 1/15
$6,500
*Available in additional sizes
Provenance: From the artist's studio
Additional Information:
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portal 13
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 13
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Vignettes
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Vignettes
Gelatin Silver Print
12" x 12.75"
Unique: $12000
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
ORMOND GIGLI
Born New...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Aria iii
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Aria iii, 2018
Lenticular Photograph
26" x 20"
Editions 1/15
$6,500
*Additional sizes available
Provenance: From the artist's studio
Additional Information:
Available in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portuguese Boy, Portugal
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Portuguese Boy, Portugal (1952)
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by Artist
11 3/4" x 8 1/2"
Unique: $3000
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, signed en verso
Provena...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Aperture 14
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Aperture 14
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
Additional Information:
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portal 12
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 12
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
Additional Information:
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portal 17
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 17
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
Additional Information:
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Portal 16
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 16
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Lovers 2
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Lovers 2
Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by artist
17.5" x 20.5"
Unique: $2500
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
Addit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Girl with Oxen, Portugal
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Silver Gelatin Print
27.25" x 23.5"
Unique: $5400
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
ORMOND GIGLI
Born New York Cit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancing Gypsy, Seville, Spain (1952)
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Dancing Gypsy, Seville, Spain (1952)
Silver Gelatin Print
27.25" x 21"
Unique: $6900
Provenance: From the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
ORMOND GIGLI
Born New York City, 1925
Ormond Gigli became famous early on during the 1950s for his photographs of theatre, celebrities, dance, exotic persons & places. His work appeared prominently on covers & editorial pages of LIFE, TIME, PARIS MATCH, SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIERS, and other major international publications. Gigli's groundbreaking portraits include Sophia Loren (at age 21), Anita Ekberg, Marcel Duchamp, John F. Kennedy, Halston, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Vreeland, Giancarlo Giannini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Aria ix
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Aria ix, 2018
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
Additional Information:
Available in additional sizes, ple...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Lenticular
Little Girl on the Beach, Portugal (1952)
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Silver Gelatin Print
25.5" x 22.5"
Unique: $5400
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
ORMOND GIGLI
Born New York City, 1925
Ormond Gigli became famous early on during the 1950s for his photographs of theatre, celebrities, dance, exotic persons & places. His work appeared prominently on covers & editorial pages of LIFE, TIME, PARIS MATCH, SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIERS, and other major international publications. Gigli's groundbreaking portraits include Sophia Loren (at age 21), Anita Ekberg, Marcel Duchamp, John F. Kennedy, Halston, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Vreeland, Giancarlo Giannini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Nude, 1988
Gelatin Silver Print
13.5" x 10.5"
Unique: $10000
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
ORMOND GIGLI
Born New York City, 1925
Ormond Gigli became famous early on during the 1950s for his photographs of theatre, celebrities, dance, exotic persons & places. His work appeared prominently on covers & editorial pages of LIFE, TIME, PARIS MATCH, SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIERS, and other major international publications. Gigli's groundbreaking portraits include Sophia Loren (at age 21), Anita Ekberg, Marcel Duchamp, John F. Kennedy, Halston, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Vreeland, Giancarlo Giannini, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Sir Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Richard Burton, & many more. Most of these images have not been widely seen since they first appeared over four decades ago.
Gigli worked more like a film director than a photojournalist. His ability to earn his subjects' trust in his vision -- often during complicated, uncomfortable, even dangerous setups -- was as important to the photos as his technical finesse with the camera. His disarming way with his subjects is evident in the revealing anecdotes of the people and times he so vividly recalls. He was welcomed backstage on Broadway as readily as he was in the private lives of celebrities. Some of Gigli's favorite photographs were self-assigned, international award-winners, such as "Girls in the Windows...
Category
Late 20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Girl in the Steam Shovel, New York City
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Girl in the Steam Shovel, New York City
Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by artist
23" x 27"
Unique: $7400
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
3 Matadors, Seville (1952)
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Gelatin Silver Print
22.5" x 16"
Unique: $5225
Provenance: From the artist's studio, Printed by artist
Signature: Signed en verso
ORMOND GIGLI
Born New York City, 192...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Oxen in the Rain, Portugal, Barcellos (1952)
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by artist
17.75" x 20.5"
Unique: $4725
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
ORMOND GIGLI
Born New York City, 1925
Ormond Gigli became famous early on during the 1950s for his photographs of theatre, celebrities, dance, exotic persons & places. His work appeared prominently on covers & editorial pages of LIFE, TIME, PARIS MATCH, SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIERS, and other major international publications. Gigli's groundbreaking portraits include Sophia Loren (at age 21), Anita Ekberg, Marcel Duchamp, John F. Kennedy, Halston, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Vreeland, Giancarlo Giannini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Street Scene, Spain (1952)
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Street Scene, Spain (1952)
Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by the artist
20"x 15 3/4"
Unique: $6225
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neff
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Neff, 1954
Gelatin Silver Print
13.5" x 10.5"
Unique: $6500
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
ORMOND GIGLI
Born Ne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Woman in the Alley, Portugal
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Silver Gelatin Print
Printed by artist
19.5" x 16.75"
Unique: $4725
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verson
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare (1952)
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by Artist
27.25 x 23.25
Unique: $4900
Signature: Signed en verso
Prove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires - Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jello Spectrum
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Jello Spectrum
6" x 6" x 6" High Chromium Stainless Steel, Tinted Clear Urethane Color
Unique
Each $24,000
Available in a variety of colors
Purchase full rainbow collection of seven ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Liquid State
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Liquid State (Exhale)
22" x 22" x 22" High Chromium Stainless Steel
Unique
$160,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Turbulence IV
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Turbulence IV (Sculpture)
96" x 8" x 7" High Chromium Stainless Steel
Unique
$160,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Liquid State (Inhale)
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Liquid State (Inhale)
22" x 22" x 22" High Chromium Stainless Steel
Unique
$160,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jello (White)
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Jello (White)
16" x 17" x 17" Aluminum, Automotive Paint
Unique
$50,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Automotive Paint
Shatter Stainless
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Shatter Stainless
14.5" x 8.5" x 8.5" High Chromium Stainless Steel
Unique
$60,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Turbulence VIII
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Turbulence VIII
42" x 100" Pigment, Graphite and Sumi Ink on Archival Paper
Unique
Framed 105.5" x 44.5": $18,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Sumi Ink, Graphite, Pigment
Turbulence III
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Turbulence III
64" x 42" Pigment, Graphite and Sumi Ink on Archival Paper
Unique
Framed 67.5" x 46.5": $12,500
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite, Pigment
Turbulence IV
By Jonathan Prince
Located in Lenox, MA
Turbulence IV
64" x 42" Pigment, Graphite and Sumi Ink on Archival Paper
Unique
Framed 67.5" x 46.5": $12,500
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Berkshires - Art
Materials
Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite, Pigment
Moulin Rouge, Paris
By Jean Salabet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jean Salabet
French, B. 1900
Moulin Rouge
Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter know for his colorful Parisian cityscapes.
His work is comparable to those of Jules Herve, Antoi...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
Mick Jagger-NYC - 1972
By Bob Gruen
Located in North Adams, MA
Silkscreen in 7 colors with diamond dust
40 x 54 inches
2-Ply Museum Board
Edition of 50
2014
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. F...
Category
1970s Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Screen
Place de L'Opera, Paris 1952
By Jean Salabet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jean Salabet
French, 20th Century
La Place de L'Opera, Paris
Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter know for his colorful Parisian cityscapes.
His work is comparable to those of...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
Falling For You
By Eric Orr
Located in North Adams, MA
"Falling for You," Eric Orr, 2022
Silkscreen on 290 gram Coventry Rag paper
Dimensions: 13 3/4" x 17 1/4"
Signed and numbered by the Artist in pencil
An editio...
Category
2010s Street Art Berkshires - Art
Materials
Screen
Pleased to Meet You Again
Located in North Adams, MA
Silkscreen in 9 colors on 320 gram Coventry Rag
Dimensions: 29" x 29"
Signed by the Artists in pencil
An edition of 75
John “CRASH” Matos and Eric Orr met for the first time as high school students. Although the exact location is unclear, both agree that it would have been at either Fashion Moda or the Writers’ Bench at 149th Street and Grand Concourse.
Founded by Stefan Eins in 1978, Fashion Moda began as a “cultural concept” whose principles revolved around the fact that art can be made by anyone, anywhere and art should be accessible to anyone, anywhere. Located in the South Bronx, Fashion Moda embraced new talent and encouraged creative production across all mediums. The gallery has been credited as a major force behind the recognition of graffiti writing as an art form and it played a pivotal role in a community where Hip Hop was rapidly emerging. CRASH was only 19 years old when he curated “Graffiti Art Success for America” at Fashion Moda and his varied experiences at the gallery would later inspire his founding of WALLWORKS.
The 149th Street Writers’ Bench, located at the back of the uptown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Berkshires - Art
Materials
Screen
White Angora Cats
By Arthur Heyer
Located in Sheffield, MA
Arthur Heyer
German, 1872 – 1931
White Angora Cats
Oil on canvas
22 by 27 in. w/frame 30 by 35 in.
Arthur Heyer was born in Haarhausen. He studied at...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
Repeat
Located in North Adams, MA
In 1984, Eric Orr and Keith Haring joined forces to create a series of chalk drawings in the NYC subways. As their work evolved, the artists shifted their focus from the subway to the studio and embarked on the production of a suite of drawings. Included in the group was Repeat which had made its first appearance in the 23rd Street IRT uptown station. Little did Orr and Haring know that the reimagined drawing would be auctioned at Christie’s six years later. 2020 heralds a new beginning for Repeat, a truly unique silkscreen print that both illustrates and celebrates a fierce friendship that began in the early 1980s at The Roxy roller rink in NYC, when two young artists decided to trade t-shirts on the dance floor.
Repeat, Eric Orr and Keith Haring, 2020
Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper with hand-deckled edges
Dimensions: 20 x 28 inches
Edition Size: 250 with 25 Artist Proofs and 25 Printer Proofs
Signed and numbered in pencil by Eric Orr
Plate signed by Eric Orr and Keith Haring
Courtesy of Eric Orr and the Keith Haring Foundation
Printed and Published by Gary Lichtenstein...
Category
1980s Street Art Berkshires - Art
Materials
Screen
Marche de Fleurs, a La Madeleine Paris 1954
By Jean Salabet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jean Salabet
French, 20th Century
Marche de Fleurs, La Madeleine Paris
Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter know for his colorful Parisia...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
Debbie Harry - NYC - 1977
By Bob Gruen
Located in North Adams, MA
Silkscreen in 10 colors
40 x 54 inches
2-Ply Museum Board
Edition of 50
2014
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon t...
Category
1970s Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Screen
Café de la Paix, L’Opera, Paris
By Antoine Blanchard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antoine Blanchard
French, 1910-1988
Café de la Paix, L’Opera, Paris
Oil on canvas
13 by 18 in. W/frame 19 by 24 in.
Signed lower right
Framed in a fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
Aux Cafe
By Charles Blondin
Located in Sheffield, MA
Charles Blondin
French, 1913-1991
Aux Cafe
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
11 by 14 in. W/frame 16 by 19 in.
A "School of Paris" artist during the mid-20th century, Charles Blond...
Category
1950s Post-War Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
Multicolor Bathing Cap
By Carole Feuerman
Located in North Adams, MA
Silkscreen on 2-Ply Museum Board
38 x 30 inches
Edition of 20
2014
Carole Feuerman is one of the world’s foremost hyperrealist sculptors. Her resin, bronze and marble sculptures of swimmers and bathers evoke notions of tranquility and serenity.
Feuerman’s life-like works are nearly indistinguishable from the subjects that inspire them.
Her newest silkscreen edition is a testament to the same sense of realism. Soft and subtle blends of color support the tactile qualities of her bathing caps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Screen
Bathing Group
By John Edward Costigan
Located in Sheffield, MA
John Edward Costigan, N.A.
American, 1888-1972
Bathing Group
Oil on canvas board
Signed ‘J.E. Costigan N.A.’ lower left
12 by 16 in. W/frame 20 by 24 i...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
Multicolor Bathing Cap
By Carole Feuerman
Located in North Adams, MA
Silkscreen on 2-Ply Museum Board
38 x 30 inches
Edition of 10
2014
Carole Feuerman is one of the world’s foremost hyperrealist sculptors. Her resin, bronze and marble sculptures of swimmers and bathers evoke notions of tranquility and serenity.
Feuerman’s life-like works are nearly indistinguishable from the subjects that inspire them.
Her newest silkscreen edition is a testament to the same sense of realism. Soft and subtle blends of color support the tactile qualities of her bathing caps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Berkshires - Art
Materials
Screen
At The Seaside
By Gaston Sebire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gaston Sebire
French, 1920-2002
At The Seaside
Oil on canvas
25 by 31 in. W/frame 33 ½ by 39 ½ in.
Signed lower right
Gaston Sebire (1920 – 2002) Gaston Sebire, was one of Europe’s leading landscapists, was born in the village of Saint-Samson in Normandy in 1920. A self taught artist, he began to paint seriously at the age of eighteen. For eight years he worked as a postal clerk in the Rouen, sorting letters at night in order to support his career as a painter. In 1952 Gaston Sebire had his first exhibition at the Galerie Gosselin in Paris.
The following years he enjoyed the double triumph of winning both the coveted Prix de la Critique and the Prix Casa Velasquez. The Latter award made it possible for him to spend a year and a half in Spain. Of this formative period he said, “They were my first, wonderful years without worry. For fifteen years I had never known what the next day would bring.”
The year 1957 marked another important stage in his career. His painting “La Dinde” won the Greenshields Prize in a field of 136 competitors, making it possible for him to paint for another two years without the worry of finances. Winning the awards naturally drew public attention to the artist from Normandy, and his works were presented in highly successful one-man shows in Paris.
Sebire was a Norman, a man strongly attached to the soil, and after his exhibitions in Paris, he returned to Rouen to his large house overlooking the town and once again plunged into painting the countryside. Gaston Sebire was a strongly built man with square hands and a rather heavy walk. He had immense vitality, and used that to his advantage. As he said of himself, “When the snow falls, I can’t stay indoors. I set out with my paint box. I paint outdoors from nine in the morning until five at night. If it were only a question of money, one could just as well paint in one’s own room.” But Sebire went into the countryside, or into the village, and sets up his easel. When there is a café into which people are going; there is a fence, a telegraph pole, a few buildings in the background. The scene takes on life, vivid life, with a sense of some event about to take place in the scene. Like many artists, and like a typical Norman, Sebire was silent and solitary by nature, with a personality as strong and frank as his paintings. A painting, he says, “must have an element of mystery, show an effort to look beyond the aura surface of things.”
Sebire’s early paintings were somber with much use of black and white tones. In 1970 he turned to colour. The subtle light of the Normandy skies; the shifting light and color along the seacoast; the magnificent blues of the Rouen pottery...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
La Poste 1954 PARIS - Post Impressionist street scene
By Jean Salabet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jean Salabet
French, 20th Century
La Poste
Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter know for his colorful Parisian cityscapes.
His work is comparable to th...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Berkshires - Art
Materials
Oil
